The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-11-18
Ghe Aemorrat- Sta
srORY TELLING
How to Accomplish it 80 as
Popular.

In all ages and IN all l,n1. /.
art of narratiHlca story by woSa
mouth or by the ready ,..~
been practiced, and a few ird;,,a
ais among the rest Of manly
hatb been gifted With This fsa,',
which they hate exercised Il :
pairing ioUtl for the fancs d ,sa
hearers Dr. readers III table LDi "e
the modern Novel. These fbw A
akin to the artist who diHerS sro|
the mere portrait painter. M
last can produce a rcshMtIa,]
which may be perfect in lig6t ~
shade, and evea in expfessi~o",|
but though this may give ts NIss|
tire, 1t does not stir In IA An aGa
ration that We award to one wI|
can produce Il situation calIi'|
forth our emotions. The fac"l]
which can produce this is mu1
more rarely met with.
A well told tale is IA rare o.|
perfect day. 1t is the restlt
happy Influences and, like A vol
developed man Or woman, rphair|
favorable circumstances for lis Al
velopmeDt. Ii owes much of 4
interest to the language used
telling it aud the skill with wbid
its illustrated, as in tile plays
Shakespeare. The plots OF mani
of these plays are not Original. N
the way in which the author M
made; from what were original
but phantOnls, galleries OF life M
fignres, is Il striking proof of n
power. a similar effect is ort1
produced by writer's OF tales.
1t shows great iierit in a Sto|
when the incidents of it line
long in the memory. HSilas Mari
er," by George Elliot, is a remars|
BILE instance of this quality. A1
one who has read this tale ma
have noted the ease with wbid
each incident may betrPcallpd, evd
Il long TINE after it has been real
aud this characteristic seems 10 /
suit from its betty free from supd
huOus matter, from the way
which the main incidents d
grounded and from the beauty aI
simplicity of the toni ensemble.
Love anu war, with the tgOubl
resulting thereirOm, form the nj
~Icrials of most vt the ancient 81
rieS, while The situations of {
modern novels are the result
complicated difficulties Incident
il more advanced state of ciyili]
tom Lite ab0unds in incidents
the modern tale writer. There 4
many people Who tonfine their Cd
crosby to what they consider th|
own class, and who spend time a
money in deeds Ol charity, yet th1
nothing of woHHaing the ierllI|
of those Il little beneath them
rank. They are kind after th
own fashion, but would sacrl1
their draleSt friends rather y
lose an inch OF their hard won
cidl station. Such people are 60
mon both in real life aud IN nov
aud when the story Of their dol
is we'll told it rxciteS in the ra|
much interest.
To read II good story has y 81
lar Effect to spending a few Io|
in Pleasant Company, it cheers
relieves the mind of small trout
that may have vexcd lose ~
hold upon MS, atd When we ret
to them We are 81 refreshed and
vigOr ted by the actlOn of chat
that hey weigh but lightly al
uS. Sometimes an incident rec|
to our memories some Oi the pld
ureS aud plans of Ihat Brief seal
of early youth of which We all
TO prOlOng the remembral|
Stories from other lands hav|
great charm for young people /
children; there is for them
novelty OF learning about fore
customs and seeing That human
tuIe is alike in Its deep experleH
under very different outward VI
and manDefS.